PORTRAIT
Ajani incorporates portrait photography in most of his work and views portraiture as a vehicle for communicating with and learning about himself and others.
As Edward Steichen once stated, “a portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it.”
Entrepreneur, Actor, Director, Producer, Former Athlete, Former Politician: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2024, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Content Director: Arezou, Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2014, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Performing Artist: Claudia Marjanovic, Location: Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2015, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Director, Producer: Julien Christian Lutz Professionally Known As Director X, Sweetfield Manor Boutique Hotel, Bridgetown, Barbados, Year: 2019, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Photographer, Painter, Social Activist: Ernie Paniccioli, Location: The Indigenous Hip-Hop Symposium, The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2023, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Photographer, Social Activist: Jamel Shabazz, Location: The Brooklyn Museum, New York City, New York, The United States of America, Year: 2016, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Wellness Consultant: Nikki Sharp, Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, The United States of America, Year: 2017, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Recording Artist, Retired Astronaut, Engineer, Fighter Pilot: Commander Chris Hadfield, Location: Design Exchange, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2018, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Recording Artist: Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones Professionally Known As Nas, Location: Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2018, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Martial Artist: Shifu Yuan Jing, Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2018, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Entertainer, Educator: Barney, Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, The United States of America, Year: 2023, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Unknown Cat, Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2017, Photographer: Ajani Charles
Unknown Girl And Dove, Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Year: 2017, Photographer: Ajani Charles
